Do you get depressed after seeing huge amounts of hair blocking your drain after a shower or seeing loads of hair on your hairbrush? Seeing this is a very depressing sight. Hair fall or hair loss is a common problem most of us face Dr. Sandeep Suttar – Hair Restoration and Skin Rejuvenation surgeon at Hairrevive, Mumbai, helps you to come out of this hair fall dilemma by sharing some easy ways and measures that you can implement to reduce hair fall.

Do you get depressed after seeing huge amounts of hair blocking your drain after a shower or seeing loads of hair on your hairbrush? Seeing this is a very depressing sight. Hair fall or hair loss is a common problem most of us face Dr. Sandeep Suttar – Hair Restoration and Skin Rejuvenation surgeon at Hairrevive, Mumbai, helps you to come out of this hair fall dilemma by sharing some easy ways and measures that you can implement to reduce hair fall.

Best Tips to Prevent Hair Fall # 1: Care for your hair

One of the basic steps you need to take in the process of saving your luscious locks is, taking care of your hair. You can prevent hair fall to a great extent, if you pamper your hair and avoid damaging it, unless you have genetics factors, which cause hair loss.

You hair is made up of protein. So, it is important to add an adequate amount of protein to your diet. Include protein rich food to your plate like meat, diary or protein shakes. The reason for hair loss is protein deficiency, so never let your hair starve due to lack of this important nutrient in your diet.

If you don’t want to see your hair from shredding, then say ‘no’ to junk food. Include a healthy protein rich diet. Junk food is nothing other than ‘free calories’. It does no good to your food, so avoid it as far as possible.

Yes, your hair needs washing, in order to get rid of the dirt and pollution, but the thumb rule is; never over do it. Excess washing of hair will not only strip the dirt but also take away the natural oils and damage the hair.

To prevent hair loss, maintain a healthy scalp. Excessive dandruff or a flaky scalp is the prime reasons for hair loss, thus make sure you are free of all these scalp problems. Use a good quality shampoo to clean your scalp of all the dirt.

In this fashionable world, all of us like to style our hair to look our best, but do remember that excessive or constant heating and drying, can weaken the hairs protein, and make it more brittle and fragile, leading to hair loss. Thus, minimise the usage of hair dryers, curlers and hair straightners.

If you want healthy and strong hair, then add sufficient amount of vitamin C to your diet. Vitamin C is needed for hair, to maintain its strength and lustre. Include vitamin C rich foods like oranges, lemons and green peppers. Make sure to get approximately 1,000 to 3,000 mg of vitamin C in your diet on a daily basis.

Try to get a nice hot oil massage at least once a week. Rub the oil in your scalp and every part of your hair and leave it overnight, so that the oil can help restore the moisture of your locks and replenish the hair roots and provide sufficient nourishment. You can use any type of oil, depending on your choice.

Stress is the biggest culprit for all the problems including hair loss. Extreme stress can cause hair loss in the form of alopecia areata. If you come across a stressful situation, combat it with yoga and meditation, but never allow it to take a toll on your hair's health.

Be very careful on how you style your hair, because styling is another major cause of hair loss. Be careful while using elastic bands, rubber clip etc. Avoid tying a tight ponytail, as all these can cause traction alopecia and lead to hair loss.

Maintain a habit of washing your hair at least every 3 days with a gentle hair shampoo to remove all accumulated dust, dirt, oil and bacterial build up. Maintain good scalp hygiene to avoid hair fall due to unclean scalp and scalp infections.